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Toward the elucidation of the human language faculty based on language acquisition studies: With a focus on children's acquisition of Japanese

Research Project

Project/Area Number 21720137
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Research Field Linguistics
Research InstitutionTokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music

Principal Investigator

ISOBE Miwa  Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, 言語・音声トレーニングセンター, 助教 (00449018)

Project Period (FY) 2009 – 2010
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2010)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2009: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Keywords言語獲得 / 生成文法 / 言語機能 / コントロール / 空代名詞 / PRO
Research Abstract

Mastery of control has been one of the central issues in the study of child language acquisition since it is assumed in the study of the language faculty that the principles of control are biologically determined. This research project investigated Japanese-speaking children's knowledge of adjunct control by utilizing sentences containing two types of null subjects, PRO and null pronominal, in temporal clauses. The experiment revealed that 3 to 5-year-olds acquiring Japanese successfully identified both kinds of null subjects in the same way as an adult. This finding supports the view that the control principles are innate.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2010 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2009 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (3 results)

All 2010

All Presentation (3 results)

  • [Presentation] Children's Interpretation of Null Subjects in Japanese Adjunct Clauses.2010

    • Author(s)
      Isobe, Miwa.
    • Organizer
      The Linguistics Colloquy Series.
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Kansas(アメリカ・ロ ーレンス)
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-07
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Children speaking Japanese can interpret adjunct null subjects while identifying correct antecedents.2010

    • Author(s)
      Isobe, Miwa.
    • Organizer
      The Fourth Conference on Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition North America.
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Toronto(カナダ・トロ ント)
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-02
    • Related Report
      2010 Final Research Report
  • [Presentation] Children speaking Japanese can interpret adjunct null subjects while identifying correct antecedents2010

    • Author(s)
      Miwa Isobe
    • Organizer
      The 4th Generative Approaches to Language Acquisition North America
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Toronto
    • Year and Date
      2010-09-02
    • Related Report
      2010 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2009-04-01   Modified: 2016-04-21  

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